Boon or Bane : 498 A

     Indian lawmakers consider woman as vulnerable and to protect her from violent approach by her husband and her in laws have given power to them with section 498 A. In simple words if woman files complaints under section 498 A, then it is such a harsh section that husband and his family not allowed to put there side of story in front of authorities but entitle to put behind the bars. Under this section complaints files as per sources more then sixty percent are fake and girl is responsible for problems in her married life but taking the clutches of law blame her in laws that they are demanding money or some stuff from her parents , but in reality she force her husband to separate from his parents, not support his family financially, ignore the family crises’, support and stand for her family instead are some of the common factors which become cause of rift in there relationship and ultimately girl file complaint against her husband or her in laws under section 498 A. It has seen in some cases girl put pressure on her husband and in laws of her family influences thus they have to bend seeing the situation otherwise not only her husband but his whole family will have to face the heat of 498 A. So watching and considering the facts and misuse of 498 A section Supreme Court of India pass on directive to Government of India to amend the anti dowry law which is totally girl supportive and result of it girl are getting unfair advantages and result of it society which is becoming day by day unbalance courtesy section 498 A. Stories and cases are countless and its victims are scoreless husbands and their families who have no option but to live and tolerate the atrocity of girl and her family. Below are some of examples of bane for husband and his family but boon for girls because of 498 A -

• A boy of Kapurthala district of Punjab married to a girl, but when he spent twenty four hours with girl he found that girl is not mentally sound and her behaviour is awkward lot of time during twenty four hours then he immediately raise this issue with his in laws and he was shocked when he get answer of his in laws that their girl was perfect mentally and physically but don’t know how you and your family spent one day that she is not mentally healthy as per your words, its husband responsibility to take care of his wife, now boy don’t know the solution of his problem , with whom he should meet to get rid on to his problem as neither he can spend normal life with his wife nor he file case of divorce as then he has to face his in laws who already blame him and his family for ill health of girl and they are even threatening him of 498 A section against him which resulted girl become ill only one day of relation.
• Another Boy of Ambala district of Haryana married, but before marriage he had not seen or met the girl but he explained to the girl’s brothers of his physical problem of one leg movement whom he can’t move like a normal person otherwise he was alright. Girls brother responded that they mesmerize with the straight forwardness of the boy but said to boy don’t talk of this with their other family members. Then marriage was solemanise but after marriage girl behaviour was as if she doesn’t want to live in her in law house and for two months time she tried everything to provoke boy and his family and spent more time in her house then her husband house. When boy contacted with her brother in law they warn of 498 A, and said their sister was harass at his house by his family members thus step ahead to settle the case after taking huge money from him.

Hopefully with the directive of Supreme Court of India to amend weapon given to girls with sharp teeth of 498 A which always misuse by girl and her family, in near future soon it will blunt and it will help husbands and their families not to succumb to the pressure and compromise with the situation, more over it become liabilities and responsibilities of the boy and his family to enquire fully about girl before marriage and after satisfaction then go ahead with marriage other wise they are inviting unending problems in their lives.